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Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £ Lamps, lanterns, and lampware .. .. New Zealand .. .. . . .. 5 Machinery, printing .. .. .. „ .. .. . . 7 Australia .. .. . . 5 12 Machines— Radio .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 32 Sewing .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. . , . . 5 Australia .. .. . . 12 17 Matches .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. . . .. .. 261 Meats— Preserved .. .. .. .. „ • .. .. .. .. 816 Salted .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 94 Milk, preserved .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 215 Motors and parts .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. . . 559 United States of America . . 23 582 Nails .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 59 OilBenzine and kerosene .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 438 N.e.i. .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. Ill Paint, enamel, and varnish .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. 100 Paper— Printing .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 13 Wrapping .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 10 Perfumed spirits and perfumery .. .. ,, .. .. .. 52 i United Kingdom .. .. 2 54 Photographic materials .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 14 Pipes, tobacco .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 17 Provisions n.e.i. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 205 Australia .. .. .. 2 207 Rice .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 146 Australia .. .. .. 34 180 Rugs .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 50 Saddlery and harness .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. 54 Silk .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 25 United Kingdom .. .. 1 26 Soap .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 254 United Kingdom .. .. 2 256 Specie .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 104 Spirits — Brandy .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 11 Whisky .. . • • • • • „ .. .. .. 20 Western Samoa .. .. 2 22 Gin .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 3 Stationery and books .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 233 United Kingdom .. .. 9 242 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 156 Tea, coffee, and cocoa .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 52 Timber— Sawn .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 238 Banana cases .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 744 Tobacco, cigarettes, &c. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 258 Australia .. .. .. 711 969 Toilet preparations n.e.i. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 22 Tools .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 59 United Kingdom .. .. 5 United States of America .. 7 71